Gangzi's Path to Validation

Just as he said goodbye to Su Dashan and walked a few steps forward, he happened to see a middle-aged man sitting on a bench at the corner ahead.

Yo, looking at that appearance, isn't that Gangzi?

Su Ge looked at the flat-topped Yu Xiaogang. His footsteps paused, and he glanced back at the gatekeeper who was still watching the entrance. A rough guess formed in his mind.

He let his gaze flicker slightly, then pretended to be indifferent as he continued walking into Nuoding Academy.

Yu Xiaogang saw him at this moment, but after taking one extra look at his simple yet striking features, he withdrew his gaze.

Since this child was able to enter the gates of Nuoding Academy smoothly, he likely wasn't the target he was looking for.

Thinking this, he continued flipping through the book in his hand.

Between the turning pages, two sets of data were vaguely visible, and the patterns on them appeared to come from Spirit Hall!

Yu Xiaogang looked at the two names on the documents; one was Tang San, and the other was none other than Su Ge!

I never expected that in this tiny Nuoding City, two geniuses with innate full spirit power would appear. Heaven is truly helping me!

Yu Xiaogang stared at the two files, but compared to the child with the mutated spirit, he was actually more focused on the child named Tang San.

Because in his view, this child's talent was higher than that of the child with the beneficial mutation, and he would be better able to help him prove himself!

Taking either of these two children as a disciple would prove myself, but since heaven has given me such a good opportunity, this time... I want them both!

A flash of wisdom crossed Yu Xiaogang's eyes. He closed the book and looked toward the gatekeeper, but said nothing.

What Yu Xiaogang didn't know was that Su Ge had already quietly arrived on a large tree behind him at some point.

Having lived in comfort at Nuoding Academy for so many years, and still being within the academy grounds, Yu Xiaogang naturally didn't have much guard against his surroundings, which gave Su Ge an opportunity.

Thus, the documents tucked between the pages of Yu Xiaogang's book were seen by him clearly!

However, he didn't make a scene. After glancing at the pair of an old man and a young boy walking toward the gate again, he quietly left the treetop and hurried toward the academic affairs office.

It would be too risky to keep watching. He didn't dare to gamble on whether that Tang Rat fellow had followed along.

If he were to find out that he had seen Tang San apprenticing and had heard the secret of the twin spirits, given Tang Hao's personality, he couldn't guarantee that the man wouldn't choose to silence him, regardless of any moral constraints against bullying the young!

Between death and acting like a dog, Su Ge decisively chose to slip away and develop in the shadows for now.

Walking on the way to the academic affairs office, Su Ge also cleared up some of the doubts in his mind.

"No wonder a mere gatekeeper dared to block a future spirit master; it turns out he had Yu Xiaogang backing him."

"Then the incident with Tang San was likely not a coincidence either."

This was still a conservative guess on Su Ge's part, but it was enough.

As for where Yu Xiaogang got the information? Su Ge wasn't surprised. After all, as long as Yu Xiaogang was still collecting his stipend from Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong would naturally know his whereabouts.

So, what was difficult about finding an excuse to grant him some special treatment?

Besides, looking at the original story regarding how Director Su of the academic affairs office viewed Yu Xiaogang, yet the dean of Nuoding Academy still allowed Yu Xiaogang to live there, perhaps aside from Yu Xiaogang actually having some knowledge, there must have been some grease applied to the wheels!

"Forget it, thinking too much about these things only adds to the trouble. For now, I should learn as much as I can about spirit beasts and think about what kind of spirit beast I should look for for my first spirit ring."

Although Su Ge didn't really want to get involved in this matter, his information had been obtained by Yu Xiaogang. Given his personality, subsequent trouble would surely come knocking.

So, rather than racking his brains on how to deal with it, it was better to improve his strength as quickly as possible. As long as he was strong enough, he could handle whatever came his way.

Su Ge walked deeper into Nuoding Academy. He wasn't in a hurry to find the academic affairs office, and he used the time to familiarize himself with the surrounding environment.

If there was one place in the entire Nuoding Academy with the richest knowledge on spirit beasts, aside from the documents in Yu Xiaogang's hands, it was the small library within the academy.

However, it was difficult to get to Yu Xiaogang's materials for the time being, so his primary target was the limited information available within the academy.

After roughly familiarizing himself with the campus environment, Su Ge headed toward the teaching building to report to the academic affairs office and complete the enrollment procedures for a working student.

After getting everything settled, Su Ge ran into a child who looked to be five or six years old. He had wheat-colored skin, short black hair, and similarly simple clothing.

Standing beside him was Yu Xiaogang. It looked like the apprenticeship had gone very smoothly.

Su Ge looked at this child who, like him, had come out of a village. With a slight turn of his head, he knew the identity of the person in front of him.

"Hello, my name is Tang San. I'm a working student from Holy Soul Village. Are you also a new student this year?"

Tang San looked at Su Ge, who was nearly a head taller than him, with curiosity in his eyes.

He felt that there was a big difference between this person and the ordinary children he had seen.

This difference wasn't just that the other party had spirit power or an outstanding appearance; he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

"Yes, my name is Su Ge. I'm also a working student this year, from Small Stone Village."

"The academic affairs office is just behind. You go report first; I'll be going now. See you later."

Su Ge gave a simple greeting and exchanged a few words. Before leaving, he still politely said, "Hello, teacher," to Yu Xiaogang.

He then walked away without looking back, not bothering to see the look of shock that appeared on Yu Xiaogang's stiff face.

The latter took a deep breath, led Tang San toward the academic affairs office, and after letting Tang San report on his own as in the original story, he left.

However, this time he didn't return to the school gate to continue waiting, but instead walked quickly toward the direction Su Ge had left.

He really hadn't expected that the other child he was waiting for, Su Ge, had already entered the academy. But it wasn't too late; as long as he found him, he would surely be able to persuade him and take him as a disciple!

Expectation filled Yu Xiaogang's eyes as he walked quickly toward the bottom of the teaching building.

But when he chased after him, he found that Su Ge had already disappeared!

Seeing that Su Ge had moved so quickly, Yu Xiaogang could only let it go. He couldn't exactly run to the working student dormitory to chase him down and take him as a disciple, could he?

That would be too deliberate and wouldn't fit his style.

Forget it. When the time comes, I'll have Tang San reveal a bit of my profound knowledge and spirit theory to him, and he will naturally come to me to apprentice.

Thinking this, Yu Xiaogang regained his composure and walked toward his residence with his hands behind his back.